Asian stock markets dip as geopolitical risks weigh on investors

Top FTSE 100 and 250 shares to watch: Burberry, ITV, Vodafone, BT, National Grid

The FTSE 100 Index remained in a narrow range this week as traders watched the developments in the Middle East, where odds of a deal between the US and Iran…

Why CoreWeave stock is falling despite strong AI revenue growth?

Shares of AI infrastructure provider CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) fell about 6% in premarket trading on Friday after the company issued weaker-than-expected revenue guidance and lifted its capital expenditure outlook for…

What’s driving Qualcomm stock higher?

Investors cheered Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) on Thursday after the semiconductor titan unveiled new mobile phone chips – the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and the Snapdragon 4 Gen 5. The upward…

European markets slide amid rising oil prices and tariff concerns

European shares traded lower on Friday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices higher and weakened hopes for a near-term diplomatic resolution to the conflict.…

RBC lifts year-end S&P 500 forecast as AI sectors fuel rally

RBC Capital Markets raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 on Friday, citing resilient earnings growth and continued strength in artificial intelligence-linked sectors. The Canadian brokerage increased its target…

HSBC says China software stocks will benefit from AI adoption: here’s top picks

China’s software sector is likely to emerge as a major beneficiary of the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, according to analysts at HSBC, who said concerns that AI could undermine…

Titan reports lower-than-expected Q4 profit amid higher gold prices

Titan Company Ltd reported fourth-quarter profit below market expectations on Tuesday, as rising costs offset strong demand for gold ornaments and coins during the quarter ended March 31. The company,…

Amazon cloud outage impacts crypto and derivatives trading services

Amazon’s cloud computing division experienced an outage at one of its northern Virginia data centre zones on Thursday, disrupting services for several major platforms, including cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and derivatives…

London stocks slip as Middle East ceasefire doubts hit sentiment

The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 index edged lower on Friday as renewed tensions in the Gulf unsettled global markets, while investors also assessed early local election results that showed heavy…

Dow futures rise 156 points: 5 things to know before market opens

US equity futures pointed to a firmer open on Friday, as investors weighed a deliberately restrained American military response to Iran’s downing of a US drone against the prospect of…

Micron up 600%, SanDisk up 3,350%: which stock should you buy?

Memory chips have quietly become one of the market’s hottest AI trades. Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) is now worth about $738 billion, while SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK), which completed its separation…